Ecki is a young gay man who works in a bakery in Dortmund and plays soccer on his local team. Already under pressure for playing badly, his homophobic team-members surprise him in a compromising position and throw him off the team. With the help of his sister and a cranky former soccer star, he tries to form an all-gay soccer team to challenge his old team in a grudge match. Ecki's journey in self-realization is filled with wonderful surprises and interesting characters in this delightful romantic comedy from Germany.
Production Hager Moss Film [de]; Medienfonds GFP [de]; RTL [de];
Cast Names Frank Tepferd; Willi Thomczyk; Rolf Vogel; Heiko von der Bey; Felix Vörtler; Martin Watson; Hans-Joachim Bauer; Heinrich Weitz; Mohammed-Ali Behboudi; Steven Wellmann; Nikolai Will; Eric Beta; Oskar Bläser; Sunia-Shahana Ali; Nicholas Bodeux; Judith Döker; Leon Breitenborn; Eileen Eilender; Jeanette Goetz; Daniel Careno; Anna Koesling; David Careno; Ute Maria Lerner; Edilton Pereira Da Cruz; J. Geraldo Datovo; Edesson Batista De Jesus; Sybille J. Schedwill; Melody Sitta; Daniel Edingloh; Christian Ernst;
Box Office USD 28,194
Release Date 2005-04-30 (Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) 2005-06-21 (San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) 2005-07-09 (Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) 2005-10-15 (Reel Affirmations International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) 2005-10-15 (Portland Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) 2006-03-18 (Cleveland International Film Festival) 2006-04-28 (limited)
Genres Comedy; Drama; Romance; Sport;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language.
Running Time 1 hr. 46 min. 1 hr. 46 min. 1 hr. 42 min. (DVD)